PRB: Resolving '<App-name>' is not a Valid Windows CE App Error

• Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows CE, version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

Attempting to run an application built with the products listed above results in the following message:

    '<app-name>' is not a valid Windows CE application.

CAUSE

The application was not built for the correct processor platform. The Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows CE 1.0 product is capable of building for H/PC devices using the Hitachi SH-3 or MIPS R3000/R4000 processor platforms.

RESOLUTION

You can determine what processor is used on a specific device by clicking [Start|Settings|System|General]. The processor type is displayed in the "System:" section under the heading "Processor Type:".

To build for a particular processor platform, your Visual C++ project must contain a configuration for that platform and the configuration must be the active configuration when you build the application.

- Use the following steps to select the active configuration:

  Choose [Build|Set Active Configuration...] from the Microsoft Developer
  Studio menu bar. Select the configuration for the desired processor
  Platform and click [OK]. If the desired configuration is not present, use
  the next procedure in this article to add one.

  Choose [Build|Configurations...] and click the [Add...] button. Choose
  the new processor platform in the "Platform:" field. Choose a
  configuration name and a configuration to copy settings from, then click
  [OK].

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

REFERENCES

For more information, please see the following help topics in the Visual C++ for Windows CE Online Documentation - Chipset References:

   TITLE: SH-3 Chipset Start Page:
   URL: mk@ivt:sh3/sh3_home.htm

   TITLE: MIPS General Chipset Reference:
   URL: mk@ivt:mips/mipshome.htm